No disagreement there, just suggesting to state your own opinion rather than merely suggesting others "fuck off". I've found everyone (including myself) is usually right... and usually wrong. It is just a question of how much of each at any given time;p
Sure the US has fucked up and is doing so more often than it used to but can you point to specific examples where the government supported war crimes that could not be considered strategic actions (yes that is a massive grey area but can you define any of this in black and white in a way everyone will agree to)?
Not saying all of this is 100% true and unbiased but given I was born 30 years after WW2 its the best I have to go on.
Death rates of POWs in WW2:
Chinese POWs held by Japan: 56 reported survivors at the end of the war (meaning nearly 100% were killed)
U.S. and British Commonwealth POWs held by Germany: ~4%
Soviet POWs held by Germany: 57.5%
Western Allied POWs held by Japan: 27%
German POWs in British hands 0.03%
German POWs in American hands 0.15%
German POWs in French hands 2.58%
Japanese POWs held by U.S.: relatively low, mainly suicides according to James D. Morrow
Japanese POWs in Chinese hands: 24% (though it seems like they have reason to be pissed off)
"However, Japanese civilians "were often surprised at the comparatively humane treatment they received from the American enemy." According to Islands of Discontent: Okinawan Responses to Japanese and American Power by Mark Selden, the Americans "did not pursue a policy of torture, rape, and murder of civilians as Japanese military officials had warned.""
In some cases the US in fact court martialed American soldiers due to war crimes (even though many were ignored). As best as I can tell the US as a whole did not support war crimes even if a number of people in power did, whereas both the Nazis and Japan Empire at the highest levels supported and encouraged atrocities. If you have indications to the contrary, please show me the reports.
Be glad these people fought so you can have the right to express this opinion. In my opinion the wars that came afterward had little to do with our freedoms but I don't think things would have turned out as well if we were currently under Japan Empire or Nazi rule today.
My bent $0.02 and I don't care where you'd like me to shove it, I'll give my opinion when it suits me and you are welcome to do the same.
Stuck on an old version of IE with no spell checker due to IT policy and too lazy this morning to paste it into Word to make sure I got it right... or maybe I'm just inventing new words, I don't think the English language is confusing enough yet!
Godspeed an expression of good wishes to a person starting a journey.
Yes the phrase had a religious connotation originally but it does not really any more (to me anyway). Do you prefer god's speed or goodspeed (which to me sounds more like wishing someone a speedy journey to a known destination whereas godspeed or god's speed is more wishing a person a good journey to a destination which I do not and cannot know)?
Given some of the reports of the war crimes committed by Japan (yes some of these may be the victor writing the history but I don't see many reports refuting this) I'm not sure things would have been better if we surrendered to them. Some of the crimes I believe were committed when the resistance of an area was effectively eliminated...
Do you have similar reservations about the celebration of D-Day or the liberation of concentration camps? Not to mention the tens of thousands of POWs freed at the end of the war: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prisoner_of_war#Empire_of_Japan.
Yes history is written by the victors and the US has screwed up plenty of times but I haven't come across much evidence that any of the Axis powers in WW2 were richeous in any way.
IMHO such sympathy does not apply to the leaders who started the war but the innocent casualties still have my sympathies.
Not so sure about those who blindly followed those leaders without thought or due to political brainwashing and my brain isn't working well enough on a Monday morning to get that deep into philosophy...
Tempting, I just worked for a different customer for a year and am now back working for the original one. The former contracting company can't do anything about it. Though I know some are less fortunate to have more available work where they live.
Similar to do not compete clauses. A company that provided me a desk (which was part of their client's building) and nothing more (including no training) complained when I tried to take my knowledge elsewhere. Apparently while working for them any possible work I was exposed to was their property.
I think you overpayed by about $35 based on my comparisons between Win 7 and Win 8. I will say however that Win 8 seems like a mild improvement over Win 7 once you stop using it the way MS thinks you should
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No disagreement there, just suggesting to state your own opinion rather than merely suggesting others "fuck off". I've found everyone (including myself) is usually right... and usually wrong. It is just a question of how much of each at any given time ;p
Sure the US has fucked up and is doing so more often than it used to but can you point to specific examples where the government supported war crimes that could not be considered strategic actions (yes that is a massive grey area but can you define any of this in black and white in a way everyone will agree to)?
Not saying all of this is 100% true and unbiased but given I was born 30 years after WW2 its the best I have to go on.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allied_war_crimes_during_World_War_II
Death rates of POWs in WW2:
Chinese POWs held by Japan: 56 reported survivors at the end of the war (meaning nearly 100% were killed)
U.S. and British Commonwealth POWs held by Germany: ~4%
Soviet POWs held by Germany: 57.5%
Western Allied POWs held by Japan: 27%
German POWs in British hands 0.03%
German POWs in American hands 0.15%
German POWs in French hands 2.58%
Japanese POWs held by U.S.: relatively low, mainly suicides according to James D. Morrow
Japanese POWs in Chinese hands: 24% (though it seems like they have reason to be pissed off)
"However, Japanese civilians "were often surprised at the comparatively humane treatment they received from the American enemy." According to Islands of Discontent: Okinawan Responses to Japanese and American Power by Mark Selden, the Americans "did not pursue a policy of torture, rape, and murder of civilians as Japanese military officials had warned.""
In some cases the US in fact court martialed American soldiers due to war crimes (even though many were ignored). As best as I can tell the US as a whole did not support war crimes even if a number of people in power did, whereas both the Nazis and Japan Empire at the highest levels supported and encouraged atrocities. If you have indications to the contrary, please show me the reports.
Don't immediately assume malace when ignorance is a simpler answer. Not that I know WTF I'm talking about most of the time ;p
Be glad these people fought so you can have the right to express this opinion. In my opinion the wars that came afterward had little to do with our freedoms but I don't think things would have turned out as well if we were currently under Japan Empire or Nazi rule today.
My bent $0.02 and I don't care where you'd like me to shove it, I'll give my opinion when it suits me and you are welcome to do the same.
Stuck on an old version of IE with no spell checker due to IT policy and too lazy this morning to paste it into Word to make sure I got it right... or maybe I'm just inventing new words, I don't think the English language is confusing enough yet!
Godspeed an expression of good wishes to a person starting a journey.
Yes the phrase had a religious connotation originally but it does not really any more (to me anyway). Do you prefer god's speed or goodspeed (which to me sounds more like wishing someone a speedy journey to a known destination whereas godspeed or god's speed is more wishing a person a good journey to a destination which I do not and cannot know)?
Given some of the reports of the war crimes committed by Japan (yes some of these may be the victor writing the history but I don't see many reports refuting this) I'm not sure things would have been better if we surrendered to them. Some of the crimes I believe were committed when the resistance of an area was effectively eliminated...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_war_crimes
The short of it is the Doolittle raid led to the battle of Midway which is considered a major turning point of the war.
http://www.angelo.edu/content/news/1466-doolittle-raid-remembered-for-impact
Do you have similar reservations about the celebration of D-Day or the liberation of concentration camps? Not to mention the tens of thousands of POWs freed at the end of the war: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prisoner_of_war#Empire_of_Japan.
Yes history is written by the victors and the US has screwed up plenty of times but I haven't come across much evidence that any of the Axis powers in WW2 were richeous in any way.
IMHO such sympathy does not apply to the leaders who started the war but the innocent casualties still have my sympathies.
Not so sure about those who blindly followed those leaders without thought or due to political brainwashing and my brain isn't working well enough on a Monday morning to get that deep into philosophy...
The firemen arrived promptly and applied water to the flames.
I suspect water is one of the preferred ways to put out fire but the idea of applying water to an electric car still makes me shudder.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sUuWiOc0j7E
Mazda CX 7s were first produced in 2007.
And a link to other sites that have not received the court order? May not help Google out but it would be amusing.
If the computer can drive my car and I can replace my steering wheel with the equivilant of a laptop, I'll be one happy person.
Tempting, I just worked for a different customer for a year and am now back working for the original one. The former contracting company can't do anything about it. Though I know some are less fortunate to have more available work where they live.
Similar to do not compete clauses. A company that provided me a desk (which was part of their client's building) and nothing more (including no training) complained when I tried to take my knowledge elsewhere. Apparently while working for them any possible work I was exposed to was their property.
I think we need new categories, sarcasm +1 and sarcasm -1 to be used as appropriate... sorry, messed up random thoguht of the day.
Great idea, which off road paths do you use to get to work every day?
I drive about 5k miles a year. I'd rather not pay for other people's driving personally.
True since a gas tax on an electric car is basically a subsidy. Though I don't think most owners realize it.
No smog testing here but I still conceed the point of much less intrusive methods.
And if that end user is working with a boundary constrained entry field?
I think you overpayed by about $35 based on my comparisons between Win 7 and Win 8. I will say however that Win 8 seems like a mild improvement over Win 7 once you stop using it the way MS thinks you should
Not to mention it takes up so much of the screen that browsing the abstracts is painful